In the public room of the cabinet, all the ministers fell silent in unison, looking at Takatani with complicated eyes, which made the second assistant somewhat confused.
At this time, Jiang Yuan on the side coughed slightly and said.
"I am afraid that the ministers who were sent as envoys cannot be entirely blamed for this matter. After all, the war situation was critical at that time. Only by Tuotuo Buhua retreating can our Liaodong troops support the Xuanfu."
"Besides, since the document contains the Emperor's seal, it means that this matter was approved by His Majesty and cannot be entirely blamed on the envoy."
Jiang Yuan was also from the Hanlin Academy and had always been on Gao Gu's side.
His words also made Gao Gu frown. He glanced at Jiang Yuan dissatisfiedly, only to see the other party wink at him desperately.
Only then did Gao Gu realize that although Wang Wen was ordered to go to Liaodong as an envoy, there seemed to be another person who actually negotiated with Tuo Tuo Bu Hua...
The scene suddenly felt awkward. In the end, Yu Shiyue came out to smooth things over and said.
"The second assistant is also in a hurry. After all, it is not appropriate to make decisions on such a big matter without the court's consultation. However, this is all in the past. If it were not for such conditions, Tuo Tuo Bu Hua would not be willing to retreat. .”
"The top priority right now is still on this matter of mutual trading. What attitude should Ming take?"
Someone handed me the steps, and Gao Gu could only walk down the slope, saying.
"What Mr. Yu Ge said is that I was anxious just now. However, there are indeed too many disadvantages in mutual trading and it must be carefully considered."
As the protagonist who was ruthlessly affected, Wang Ao was calm and spoke.
"You don't have to be like this. When I went on the mission, I was indeed with you and knew about the existence of this document. However, at that time, the situation was urgent. Mr. Jian Zhai had the royal flag in his hand. I could only obey the order. Secondly, both sides It only agreed on the intention to open up mutual markets, without much discussion on the specific details."
"But this time the envoys who are free of charge obviously want to take this opportunity to blackmail the Ming Dynasty. We must not let them succeed. I still say the same thing, the mutual market can be opened, but it must be the Ming Dynasty who takes the initiative to open the transaction. The location, time, quantity, and type all need to be determined by me, the Ming Dynasty. I wonder what you guys think?"
Although Yu Shiyue had just managed to liven up the atmosphere, it still seemed a little awkward in the public room.
With Wang Ao, the chief assistant who had accompanied Wang Wen on missions, obviously other cabinet ministers could not really speak freely.
Therefore, after a while, Zhang Min spoke again.
"Chief Assistant, this matter is of great importance. We should wait until the court meeting and discuss it together with all the officials."
This is even a subtle expression of disapproval.
Seeing this situation, Wang Ao pondered for a moment, knowing that there would be no results today, so he nodded.
"That's fine, then let's follow this vote and ask Your Majesty to bring this matter to court for discussion."
Qianqing Palace.
The cabinet moved very quickly. After the cabinet meeting ended in the morning, the two memorials were handed to the emperor's desk along with other memorials in the afternoon.
However, when Zhu Qiyu looked at the two memorials on the case, he only glanced at them briefly and did not read them carefully.
If nothing else, these two memorials were sent to Shen Yi and Qi Zheng under his instruction. He was more concerned about the cabinet's reaction than the content of the memorials.
Looking at the draft with the words "Please come down to the court for discussion" on the memorial, Zhu Qiyu put it aside and asked Cheng Jing.
"The cabinet has probably discussed these two memorials, but no results have been reached?"
Although it will definitely be discussed by the court, if the cabinet reaches a unanimous opinion after discussion, it will not be included in the draft.
In the current situation, it is obvious that nothing has been discussed.
Cheng Jing then went through the details of the cabinet meeting in the morning.
Because of the special relationship between the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, such cabinet meetings are usually attended by the eunuchs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. If it is a particularly important cabinet meeting or a cabinet meeting carried out in accordance with the decree of the cabinet, then Cheng Jing, the eunuch who holds the seal, will even attend in person. go.
Therefore, the content and circumstances of the cabinet meeting were a secret to the outside world, but to Cheng Jing, they could easily learn about it.
After listening, Zhu Qiyu asked thoughtfully.
"So, Wang Ao advocates limited opening up of mutual markets, but Gao Gu and Zhang Min are very opposed to it?"
Cheng Jing nodded and replied: "Yes, but later, the topic came to Mr. Tianguan and left it alone. But it seems that Mr. Gao Ge will not let it go easily. As for Mr. Yu Ge, there has been There is no obvious indication of mediating in the middle.”
Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said.
"In addition to being related to the Ministry of Household Affairs, this matter will most directly affect the Ministry of War. Yu Shiyue has a good relationship with Yu Qian, so he will not easily express his position before he understands the Ministry of War's position on this matter. However, Gao Gu... "
It is not easy to promote mutual markets.
In addition to the changes in the relationship between the two parties, border defenses, and the risks of mutual trade itself, this matter also needs to consider political factors!
The first is the safety of the Supreme Emperor.
Although Mongolia is now nominally dominated by Tuotuo Buhua, in fact, Tuotuo Buhua has little control over Ye Xian.
Therefore, no one can guarantee whether trading with Tuotuo Buhua will anger him.
But this is not the most important thing.
After all, Mongolia still maintains a semblance of unity within the country, and Xian and Tuotuo Buhua have not fallen out with each other, so although there are risks, they are controllable.
The most important point is that this incident has once again set off the deepest hidden and most difficult to resolve contradictions in the Ming Dynasty.
That is the contradiction between monarchy and ministerial power.
This is the biggest reason why Gao Gu pointed his finger at Wang Wen during the cabinet meeting.
Doesn't he know that Wang Wen himself cannot make the decision on his own and agree to such a big thing?
Of course it was clear, not only clear, but he also knew very well that the instigator behind this was the emperor himself.
It is precisely because it is clear that we have to object!
In a sense, what he opposed was not the mutual market or Wang Wen. What he opposed was the emperor's arbitrariness.
Whether to negotiate peace with Mongolia and what the terms of exchange are are matters related to national affairs.
This kind of matter cannot be decided by the emperor without hesitation and without listening to the opinions of his subordinates. Doing so will cause serious trouble.
This is one of the consensuses of Wenchen Group for a long time.
But this time, the mutual trading was a matter decided privately by the emperor and individual ministers under the premise that the ministers of the imperial court were completely unaware of it.
This is a serious violation of normal procedures.
Therefore, there will inevitably be opposition from the ministers. Even if the matter cannot be made obscene, it cannot be done exactly as discussed at the time.
This is the game and struggle between monarchy and ministerial power
Gao Gu saw through this, so he pointed the finger at Wang Wen without any scruples.
After all, fighting also requires skills. He did not have the courage to directly accuse the emperor, but focusing the conflict on Wang Wen would have the same effect.
It was precisely because everyone in the court knew that the emperor was behind Wang Wen in this matter, so they pointed the finger at him.
Because in this way, attacking Wang Wen can achieve the original desired effect of suppressing imperial power.
If Wang Wenshan really made the decision in this matter, maybe the imperial court would not be so interested in besieging him.
Zhu Qiyu had long known this and was prepared for it.
But what surprised him was that the first one to show up was Gao Gu, who had been silent all this time.
After a while, Zhu Qiyu picked up his ink pen, marked an accurate word on the memorial, and gave instructions.
"These two memorials were sent to the General Administration Department and various government offices."
"Seven days later, the court will discuss this matter."
"In addition, inform Shu Liang and Lu Zhong that they can start moving."
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